Articles from the January 18, 2024 edition
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Summerland patrons, staff invited to complete superintendent search survey
Summerland Public School patrons and staff will have an opportunity to share qualities they envision for the new superintendent, note positive aspects of the district and offer what they see as challe...
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Dinner brings 'Taste of Italy' to Ewing
Father John Norman inspects ingredients for a white sauce he will prepare, while members of St. Peter's Christian Mothers boil large vats of water to prepare pasta for 125 diners. "It's tricky,"...
Fire departments plan benefit for Rhett Kurpgeweit
Two area fire and rescue departments will give an area couple and their 16-month-old son assistance with ongoing medical bills during an upcoming fundraiser. Members of the Ewing and Bartlett fire...
Battle of the best soups planned in Page
The Page Community Day Club is hosting a soup cook-off on Sunday, Feb. 4 at the new firehall. All funds raised will go toward events scheduled during Page Community Day, which will be Saturday, July...
Details released on parish projects
Following notification of approval from Archbishop George Lucas and an onsite progress check from the archdiocese's Pastoral Planning Office on Nov. 9, plans for reorganization for Catholic Parishes...
Isms: Original views on life from rural America
To borrow from the Rolling Stones, “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometime, you’ll find, you get what you need.” This has been one of my favorite songs since the 1970s. Yes, th...
Legislators contemplate rules
This past week, senators commenced floor debate on possibly amending the rules adopted by the Legislature last year. Following a public hearing, the Rules Committee considered 34 rules proposals and...
Responsible leadership to keep American's safe
As recent events have demonstrated, the readiness and modernization of the United States’ defense capabilities are as important as ever. Keeping Americans safe and prioritizing American interests m...
Hopes for a "normal" legislative session have diminished
Comments from two state senators from Omaha have pretty much diminished hopes for a "normal" session of the Nebraska Legislature this year. "I think it will be a difficult session again. I'm not...
Roman Hupp
Funeral services for Roman Hupp, 75, of Oakdale, were Tuesday, Jan. 16, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Neligh. Reverend Pat Nields will be celebrant, with burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Mili...
Bomgaars makes donation to local hospital
Mike Olson, manager of Bomgaars in Neligh, presents a check for $867.77 to Diane Brugger, Antelope Memorial Hospital chief executive officer, who accepts the gift on behalf of AMH. In November,...
Revisting Starkweather, Fugate was personal for true crime author
Best-selling true crime author and Nebraska native Harry Mac-Lean knew he'd one day examine the most infamous crime in Nebraska history, the 1958 Charles Starkweather murder spree. But MacLean's...
Applications accepted for NNTC scholarship
A number of scholarships are available to high school seniors with Northeast Nebraska Telephone Company services at home thanks to the Foundation for Rural Service. The FRS is the non-profit arm of...
Niemeyer announces retirement after 46-year extension career
After a career spanning 46 years, Steve Niemeyer is retiring from Nebraska Extension in Garfield, Loup and Wheeler county office. Niemeyer began as an extension assistant in Boone and Nance counties before working his way up to extension educator...
O'Neill man gets two years, 95 days in prison
A 35-year-old O’Neill man, accused in several county court cases, resolved them along with his resentencing in a Holt County district court felony case, when he faced two judges in the county courtrooms in O’Neill last week. The Honorable Mark Koz...
Chambers man sentenced for third DUI
Alex T. Berglund, 32, of Chambers faced the Honorable Kale Burdick in the Holt County courtroom in O’Neill on Jan. 2, to be sentenced on his conviction of DUI, third offense. Berglund pleaded no contest in November 2023, per terms of a plea agreement...
Quilt of Valor presentation
Eileen Krumbach, of the Stars, Stripes and Stitches QoV group, based in Shelby, presents Duard Dempster with a Quilt of Valor on July 16, 2023, during Dempster's 90th birthday celebration at the...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Class D Off Sale WESTERN OIL II, LLC
NOTICE OF RENEWAL RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE Class D Off Sale WESTERN OIL II, LLC Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 53-135.01, liquor license of this act may be automatically renewed for one year from May 1, 2024 for the following liquor...
NOTICE OF RENEWAL RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE CLASS D OFF SALE CLEARWATER MARKET
NOTICE OF RENEWAL RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE CLASS D OFF SALE CLEARWATER MARKET Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 53-135.01, liquor license of this act may be automatically renewed for one year from May 1, 2024 for the following liquor...
WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Jan. 9, 2024
WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD OF EDUCATION Jan. 9, 2024 Summerland Public School Board of Education met for a board workshop, Tuesday, Jan. 9. President Steve Thiele opened the meeting, which was advertised in the Jan. 3, 2024,...
Domestic violence conviction puts Atkinson woman in jail
Stacy M. Reed, 44, of Atkinson appeared in the Holt County district courtroom in O’Neill last Monday, Jan. 8, to be sentenced for a domestic violence conviction. Reed pleaded guilty as part of an Oct. 30, 2023, plea bargain with Holt County a...
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska January 10, 2024
PROCEEDINGS ANTELOPE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Neligh, Nebraska January 10, 2024 Chairman opened the meeting. Notice of meeting published as required by statute. Approved agenda. Approved minutes of Jan. 2, 2024, BOC and BOE meetings. Approved...
School foundation plans meeting
An informational meeting to form the Summerland Public School Foundation will be held at the conclusion of the girls' junior varsity game, in the auxiliary gym, Friday, Jan. 19, at approximatly 5:30 p.m. Laura Ferguson, Ed Nordby and Kyle Finke will...
Tour de Nebraska set to bike the Sandhills
"It's our 36th year and we want to spend it someplace fun and rider friendly," said Charlie Schilling, with Tour de Nebraska. This year's route, scheduled for June 25 to 30, includes the communities...
Sleep interrupted: Sleep Apnea
My family has a fondness for crime dramas and thrillers. It isn't uncommon to watch a scene in which a peacefully-sleeping individual wakes when a shadowy figure approaches their bedside with a pillow. Predictably, the assailant calmly presses that...
